Occupational low back pain: history and physical examination.
While treatment failures in low back pain often are considered to result from patient psychological factors, they may, in fact, be due to diagnostic and treatment errors. Issues related to the Workers' Compensation system can present challenges to clinicians managing workers with low back pain. An understanding of the nuances of the history and physical examination in the setting of workplace injury can ease these difficulties.
Nadler
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UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA.
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D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010808:Physical Examination